North via South: Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil

In January, we began following Magda Biernat and Ian Webster’s journey from Antarctica to Alaska. After returning from Antarctica, Magda and Ian took a plane to Buenos Aires, a boat to Uruguay, and bus to Córdoba. From there, they flew to Rio de Janeiro, landing in Brazil on February 8th, the first day of Carnaval. They are currently on their way from Iguassu to Brasília, Brazil’s capital city, which they describe as “the late visionary architect Oscar Niemeyer’s masterpiece: a modernist city raised from nothing in the Brazilian wilderness.” After that, they’ll head north, to the Amazon jungle. Above are a selection of images from Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, with captions by Biernat and Webster. Check back in April for another update.

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Jessie Wender, formerly a photo editor at The New Yorker, is a senior photo editor at National Geographic.